Clinical Presentation and Outcomes among Children with Sepsis Presenting to a Public Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania

Frontiers in Pediatrics

Teresa Bleakly Kortz¹ 

关键词: global health;    resource-limited;    low-resource setting;    pediatric critical care;    pediatric emergency medicine;    pediatric sepsis;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fped.2017.00278

学科分类：儿科学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPediatric sepsis causes significant global morbidity and mortality and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) bear the bulk of the burden. International sepsis guidelines may not be relevant in LMICs, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), due to resource constraints and population differences. There is a critical lack of pediatric sepsis data from SSA, without which accurate risk stratification tools and context-appropriate, evidence-based protocols cannot be developed. The study’s objectives were to characterize pediatric sepsis presentations, interventions, and outcomes in a public Emergency Medicine Department (EMD) in Tanzania.

【 授权许可】

CC BY